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Happy Wednesday.

Last night go weird.

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QB Mike Bercovici Added To Practice Squad
With Palmer hurt, Cardinals choose to keep only two signal-callers on 53-man roster

Cardinals Attempt To Weather Storm
Key injuries have outsiders questioning whether season is already lost

Birds of a Feather Chat - Bye Week
Join in the discussion about the Cardinals during the week off

Cardinals Blogs
The Cardinals as firefighters, overcoming bad things

Cardinals' Arians not pleased with how team deals with in-game adversity
How a football team deals with adversity can largely define the season they're going to have. The Arizona Cardinals haven't dealt well with it in 2017.

Cardinals QBs Drew Stanton and Blaine Gabbert step into new roles
Little changes for the Cardinals with Drew Stanton at quarterback, and Blaine Gabbert isn't listening to those who are already calling for him to start.

Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings Week 8: Eagles No. 1; Patriots creep up
The Philadelphia Eagles retained their top spot while the New England Patriots crept into the Top 2 in our Arizona Sports NFL Power Rankings.

Mike Bercovici feels 'really comfortable' wearing Cardinals uniform
New Arizona Cardinals quarterback Mike Bercovici talked about being signed to the practice squad and what this opportunity means for him.

Regardless of Carson Palmer's status, Arizona Cardinals must draft QB
Arizona has Drew Stanton and Blaine Gabbert in reserve, but it's time to go find someone athletic and strong-armed to lead the team into the future.

NFL 2017 Week 8 Power Rankings - New England Patriots unseat Kansas City Chiefs at No. 1 - chances to win division
The Patriots finished atop our board for the first time in 2017. The Cowboys are on the rise in the NFC East. And the Rams look dominant in the NFC West. Here's how all 32 teams are stacking up.

Bruce Arians of Arizona Cardinals says he has no plans to step down at season's end
Bruce Arians says he has no plans to step down as Cardinals head coach following this season, refuting a report.

Cardinals hope Carson Palmer can return earlier than expected | Cards Wire
Palmer believes the timetable could be more four to six weeks instead of at least eight.

Starting Drew Stanton is the right way for the Cardinals to go | Cards Wire
They should only move on to Gabbert if Stanton plays poorly or gets hurt. That's why he is on the roster to begin with.

Bruce Arians admits Cardinals are ‘front-runners,’ deal poorly with adversity | Cards Wire
Bruce Arians admits Cardinals are 'front-runners,' bad with adversity

Injured and defeated: Cardinals sink in USA TODAY power rankings again | Cards Wire
In a blowout loss in London, the Arizona Cardinals lost their quarterback and any footing they had gained in the rankings prior to Week 7.

Bruce Arians rumored to retire after season; coach refutes report | Cards Wire
Another distraction comes up for the Cardinals in a trying season.